Running the dynamic cursor sample program

Run the dynamic cursor sample program.

Prerequisites

For Windows, a recent version of Microsoft Visual Studio is required.

For x86/x64 platform builds with Visual Studio, you must set up the correct environment for compiling and linking. This is typically done using Visual Studio's vcvars32.bat or vcvars64.bat (called vcvarsamd64.bat in older versions of Visual Studio).

Context and remarks

The executable files and corresponding source code are located in the %SQLANYSAMP16%\SQLAnywhere\C directory. For Windows Mobile, an additional example is located in the \SQLAnywhere\CE\esql_sample directory.

Task

Start the SQL Anywhere sample database, demo.db.
Files to build the sample programs are supplied with the sample code.

For Windows, run the build.bat batch file.

If you are getting build errors, try specifying the target platform (x86 or x64) as an argument to build.bat. Here is an example.
build x64
For Windows Mobile, use the esql_sample.sln project file for Microsoft Visual C++. This file appears in SQLAnywhere\CE\esql_sample.

For Unix, use the shell script build.sh to build the example.
For the 32-bit Windows example, run the file dcurwin.exe.

For the 64-bit Windows example, run the file dcurx64.exe.

For the Windows Mobile example, deploy and run the file esql_sample.exe on your Windows Mobile device.

For the Unix example, run the file dcur.
Each sample program presents a console-type user interface and prompts you for a command. Enter the following connection string to connect to the sample database:
DSN=SQL Anywhere 16 Demo
Each sample program prompts you for a table. Choose one of the tables in the sample database. For example, you can enter Customers or Employees.
Follow the on-screen instructions.

Results

The various commands manipulate a database cursor and print the query results on the screen. Enter the letter of the command that you want to perform. Some systems may require you to press Enter after the letter.

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